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Plan to attend the 41st NFU National Convention
December 2-4, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn
Saskatoon, SK
pdf icon CLICK HERE for more details (PDF, 96 KB).
40th Annual NFU National Convention
Ottawa, Ontario - November 26-28, 2009

Pat Mooney: Farmers hold the key to survival in uncertain times
pdf icon Click here to download a summary of Pat Mooney's address to convention

Terry Boehm: Farmers' strength lies in organization
pdf icon Click here to download a summary of NFU President-elect Terry Boehm's address to convention

Stewart Wells: Co-operative ethic builds better society
pdf icon Click here to download a summary of outgoing NFU President Stewart Wells' address to convention

Evelyn Potter, NFU Founding Women's President: Women are an integral part of the NFU
pdf icon Click here to download the text of the presentation by Evelyn Potter, NFU Founding Women's President (1969-74)

Jean Leahy: NFU women led the push for progressive social legislation
pdf icon Click here to download a summary of the presentation by Jean Leahy, NFU Women's President (1975-79)

Larry Hill: WTO agreement in its current form will hurt farmers financially
pdf icon Click here to download the text of the presentation by Larry Hill, Chair of the Canadian Wheat Board, to the NFU convention

Walden Bello: Democratic alternatives to corporate globalism
pdf icon Click here to download the text of Walden Bello's presentation to the NFU convention
Audio presentations by keynote speakers at the NFU 39th Annual Convention
November 20-22, 2008, Saskatoon, SK
Please note: If you do not have a high-speed internet connection, you can order these audio presentations on CDs
PDF icon Click here to download an order form for Audio CD presentations
Raj Patel
Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World's Food System
WMA icon Click here to listen to Raj Patel's presentation to the NFU convention (72.8 mb)
Judy Rebick
Rebuilding the Food System for the Future
WMA icon Click here to listen to Judy Rebick's presentation to the NFU convention (54.7 mb)
Darrin Qualman, NFU Director of Research
Building Solutions to the Livestock Crisis
WMA icon Click here to listen to Darrin Qualman's presentation to the NFU convention (73.2 mb)
Terry Boehm, NFU Vice-President
A New Feudalism? Seeds, Grains and Farmers' Liability
Larry Hill, Canadian Wheat Board Chair
Strengthening Farmers' Market Power
WMA icon Click here to listen to Terry Boehm's presentation (00:00 to 26:16) and Larry Hill's presentation (26:23 to 01:18:59) to the NFU convention (72.9 mb)
Jacques Laforge, President, Dairy Farmers of Canada
Supply-Management: A System That Works For Everyone
WMA icon Click here to listen to Jacques Laforge's presentation to the NFU convention (50.9 mb)
Paul Nicholson
Farmers and the Global Food Crisis
WMA Click here to listen to Paul Nicholson's presentation to the NFU convention (43.3 mb)
Rachel Bezner Kerr - University of Western Ontario
Soils, Food and Healthy Communities in Northern Malawi
WMA Click here to listen to Rachel Bezner Kerr's presentation to the NFU convention (55.8 mb)
Peter Dowling, Kim Perry and Susan Fitzpatrick
Restoring Sustainable Farms for a Sustainable Local Food System
WMA Click here to listen to the presentation by this panel (71.8 mb)
Jim Smolik - Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission
Changes to the Canada Grain Act
WMA Click here to listen to Jim Smolik's presentation to the NFU convention (52.2 mb)



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